Notes about this directory and list of Ajman schools

To add a school in Ajman to this list, start a new topic in the Ajman schools forum. Or send details to education at dubaifaqs dot com.

School name does not always indicate curriculum or predominant student nationality e.g. some "International" schools have mostly students of one nationality and/or a national curriculum.

Sort by tel number to group schools in the same geographical area (first 2 or 3 digits after country and city code indicate area).

School finder and directory list includes Ajman private & international schools, colleges and villa schools which offer American, British, English, Indian, Pakistan, and other expatriate curriculums, private Arab and MOE schools where teaching is in English or Arabic.

Ajman school zone (Al Jurf, Al Jarf, Al Zahra schools area?)

Correct name is Ajman school zone? Behind Ajman City Center shopping mall.

Abu Obaidah Bin Al Jarrah Private School?

Ajman Indian School - see Indian School in Ajman.

Ajman Modern School (AMS).

Ajman Private School (APS) (DM).

*Ajman Private Nursery School - same location as APS?

Al Ameer English School (Indian school).

Al Aqsa Private School

Al Hikmah Private School branch (or not - might be information error)? Main campus or old campus in Al Nuaimiyah?

Deans International School Ajman - renamed as Omadaa International School.

Habitat Indian School - CBSE curriculum, new, open April 2014 (GM)?

Manar Al Iman Charity School (Manara Al Eman School).

Indian School of Ajman (GM)?

International Indian School of Ajman (IIS, IISA).

Omadaa International School (Deans International School renamed) (DM).

Best schools in Ajman

We'd hesitate to say any school in Ajman is excellent, or even very good. But school ratings are always a subjective issue, and if you don't want to consider a school in Dubai or Sharjah, then start with these ones. As always when choosing a school, it is vital that you actually visit the place to get your own first-hand impression which is worth far more than our opinion, the school's or anyone else's opinion.

Best American, British, international schools

Ajman Academy (or Ajman International Academy) - IB curriculum, consider it if you can afford the very high fees for a school in Ajman - higher than many of the schools in Dubai. Based on the low average ratings given, many people seem to think it's overpriced for what you get.

Ajman Modern Private School (Ajman Modern School) - Arab-US curriculum, put it in the list to consider and make sure you visit it first to form your own opinion.

Omadaa (Deans) International School - American curriculum, if you don't want or can't afford the expensive Ajman Academy, consider DIS as a second choice, but go and visit it first before enrolling your children.

Best Arab school

Insufficient information to give a favorable opinion on any of them. They are all consistently poor at providing updated information.

Best Indian schools

Al Ameer English School - seems to be rated about average by most people, which makes it better than most schools in Ajman (yes we know that doesn't entirely make sense).

Habitat School - new school in 2014 so unknown, but if the marketing is to be believed, it might be one of the better Indian curriculum schools in Ajman, although as it's run by the same owners as the International Indian School, that puts us off a bit.

Indian School of Ajman (or Ajman Indian School) - sort of here by default because it's a popular choice, not the best one.

International Indian School of Ajman - a reluctant addition to the list, included to give one more option if the other two (not counting Habitat) don't have places or are not what you're looking for.

Best Pakistani school

Hmmmm ....

New schools in Ajman

Three different "academies" with similar names opened in Ajman in 2012-2013:

Ajman school closures

Ajman Intermediate English School - closed in 2013?

Schools in Sharjah near Ajman

Residents of community districts in Ajman near the border with Sharjah might find some schools in Sharjah to be closer or more convenient than schools in Ajman. For example the Al Azra (Al Ezra) schools zone is close to the border with Ajman.

The same principle doesn't really apply to schools in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ), which is north of Ajman, mostly because schools in UAQ are further from Ajman, and also because there aren't any very good schools in UAQ either. Note that Ajman and UAQ don't share a border - the district of Al Hamriya, belonging to Sharjah emirate, separates them.

Last update Wednesday 12-Mar-2014

Related pages

Study in Ajman - curriculum guide and how to become a bratter expat brat.